Robert Foster, 2020
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Receiver, Alabama, 2013–⁠17

Robert Foster

Number
No. 1
Height
6′2″
Weight
194 lb
Hometown
Monaca, PA
Born
May 7, 1994, in Monaca, Pennsylvania

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Robert Foster played receiver at Alabama (2013–⁠17).

Team titles: SEC champions, 2014, 2015 and 2016; National champions, 2015 and 2017

Receiving

Receiving yards, season by season, with his team’s record
12–⁠2AP 414–⁠1★ AP 114–⁠1AP 213–⁠1★ AP 1
SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2014Alabama6447.3014
2015Alabama1011611.6222
2016Alabama5459.0017
2017Alabama1417412.4152
Career3537910.8352

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosHtWt
2013Alabama1WR
2014Alabama1WR
2015Alabama1WR
2016Alabama1WR
2017Alabama1WR6′2″194

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsage
2014Alabama90.35––3.2–
2015Alabama120.74––8.9–
2016Alabama70.33––2.3–
2017Alabama260.08––2.04%

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2017 Alabama 10 games, 14 catches, 174 yards, 1 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 9vs.Fresno StateW 41–⁠10223014–
Sep 16vs.Colorado StateW 41–⁠23152152–
Sep 23atVanderbiltW 59–⁠01−500–
Sep 30vs.Ole MissW 66–⁠3225025–
Oct 7atTexas A&MW 27–⁠191101–
Nov 4vs.LSUW 24–⁠10223014–
Nov 11atMississippi StateW 31–⁠24–––––
Nov 18vs.MercerW 56–⁠0124024–
Nov 25atAuburnL 14–⁠26130312
Jan 8 ✦vs.GeorgiaW 26–⁠23328015–
2016 Alabama 3 games, 5 catches, 45 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 10vs.Western KentuckyW 38–⁠1031306−5
Oct 1vs.KentuckyW 34–⁠6232017–
Oct 15atTennesseeW 49–⁠10–––––
2015 Alabama 3 games, 10 catches, 116 yards, 2 TD
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 5vs.WisconsinW 35–⁠17450122–
Sep 12vs.Middle TennesseeW 37–⁠10449119–
Sep 19vs.Ole MissL 37–⁠43217016–
2014 Alabama 3 games, 6 catches, 44 yards
DateOpponentResultRecYdsTDLongRush
Sep 6vs.Florida AtlanticW 41–⁠01303–
Sep 13vs.Southern MissW 52–⁠121101–
Nov 22vs.Western CarolinaW 48–⁠14440014–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

DrillCombine 2018Combine or pro day 2018
Height6′1⅝″
Weight196 lb
Arm length32⅛″
Hand size9¼″
40-yard dash4.41 s
10-yard split1.56 s
Vertical jump31″
Broad jump9′8″
3-cone drill6.90 s
20-yard shuttle4.20 s

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data).

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